ARCH71-120: Architecture and Urbanism Studio: Country

The studio advocates design thinking related to Country: how do we care and work with and on Country? Students will develop architectural responses to contemporary challenges facing our built environment, including urbanisation, climate change, and diminishing resources. Students will develop appropriate design methods and concepts to emphasise the agency of architecture in effecting changes through place and identity, First Nation knowledge, interdisciplinary perspectives, inclusive access and well-being. Space-making is increasingly evolving as trans-disciplinary knowledge with different worldviews. In this studio, students have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and contribute to an active discourse with researchers and practitioners from architecture, anthropology, First Nations knowledge and related disciplines. The aim is to facilitate collaborative problem-solving through an exchange of ideas and a deep understanding of cultural context. This studio offers a compulsory travelling component (within Australia or internationally) with a unique experience for students to examine the inseparable interplay between culture, sustainability, architecture, landscape and care for the Country. When an international study tour is planned, students are responsible for applying for their own travel visa and participation is subject to visa approval; alternative teaching activities will be organised for students not able to participate in international travel.